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i travel around a lot in virginia and aoss this country, i don't meet a t of victims. rg mts ag nt obama sakinin referencing governor romney's 47% comments. president's speech comes as vice president biden tweeted this picture writing, 40 days. let's do this thing. lois, i feel like we'reeeing a veryse ter swaggerific but a highly confident obama campaign. it is, as we were talking during the break, amazing how much the 47% video has been an inflection point, a real i think turning point in the entire race. >> it's been absolutely amazing. pa of it,eer tng about, is this idea that people are astounded that these words would come out of his mouth, even in a private setting. there are no private settings. and they were disdainful. i an they weren just fact. they just had a kind of lilt t thha aiul. and there are a lot of people out there that are not professional welfare recipients. >> yes. >> people who painfully had to go and get a handout because something happened in their life and it's hard for them to digest this. i will tell you about the swger. ey a nea swaggerin
i travel around a lot in virginia and aoss this country, i don't meet a t of victims. rg mts ag nt obama sakinin referencing governor romney's 47% comments. president's speech comes as vice president biden tweeted this picture writing, 40 days. let's do this thing. lois, i feel like we'reeeing a veryse ter swaggerific but a highly confident obama campaign. it is, as we were talking during the break, amazing how much the 47% video has been an inflection point, a real i think turning point in the...
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late next week early voting begins in wisconsin, michigan, new hampshire and virginia. ballot boxes open in iowa the week after and ohio on october 2nd. these votes could prove critical. in 2008, 30% of all votes were cast early, which is up from 20% in 2004. in colorado nearly four out of every five votes were cast early. with the clock ticking the romney campaign must focus where it counts the most, a top romney official tells politico, quote, our problems are virginia, ohio, nevada, new hampshire, and our opportunities are michigan, wisconsin, colorado. we can't trade our problems for our opportunities and win the presidency. if we trade our problems for opportunities, we lose. joining us now from washington, is peter hart, a pollster for nbc news and "the wall street journal" who also runs hart research. peter, always great to see you. >> thanks, alex. >> so let's really talk about the campaign math here. first of all i don't think most folks are aware of how critical key voting is and the fact that the game is afoot right now? >> it certainly is. but what fascinate
late next week early voting begins in wisconsin, michigan, new hampshire and virginia. ballot boxes open in iowa the week after and ohio on october 2nd. these votes could prove critical. in 2008, 30% of all votes were cast early, which is up from 20% in 2004. in colorado nearly four out of every five votes were cast early. with the clock ticking the romney campaign must focus where it counts the most, a top romney official tells politico, quote, our problems are virginia, ohio, nevada, new...
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one a day 50+. >>> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts were weak in national security and threaten over 130,000 jobs. here in ohio, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts will weaken national security and threaten over 20,000 ohio jobs. >> those were recent ads released by the romney campaign, attempting to appeal to voters in the swing states of virginia and ohio. the ads may seem target but they are old school compared with the data minding tactics campaigns are using to sway the handful of undecided voters who will determine the election. over the last 12 years a quiet revolution has been taking place in politics and involves a type of political science enabling strategists to figure out how a person will vote before election day. in an article on the romney campaign, sasha issenberg writes, quote -- joining the panel now is sasha issenberg, a columnist slate and author of the book "the victory lab, the secret science of winning campaigns" which goes on sale tomorrow and will continue to boost sal
one a day 50+. >>> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts were weak in national security and threaten over 130,000 jobs. here in ohio, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts will weaken national security and threaten over 20,000 ohio jobs. >> those were recent ads released by the romney campaign, attempting to appeal to voters in the swing states of virginia and ohio. the ads may seem target but they are old school...
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today's rallies each in virginia. the president is running a little bit late. president obama's campaign responding to romney's new straight to camera ad with one of its own a two-minute living room pitch airing in seven states. >> during the last weeks of the campaign, there will be debates, speeches, and more ads. but if i could sit down with you, in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say -- when i took office we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and mired in iraq. today i believe that as a nation we are moving forward again. >> yesterday in ohio, governor romney also seemed to be in a duel with himself. morning rally he condemned the affordable care act as government invasion. >> he also thinks that the government can do a better job than you in the way you live your life and obama care is point number one. it's the example number one he wants to put bureaucrats between you and your doctor, believes the government should tell you what kind of insurance you have to have. >> the very same day, specifically eight hours and 15 mi
today's rallies each in virginia. the president is running a little bit late. president obama's campaign responding to romney's new straight to camera ad with one of its own a two-minute living room pitch airing in seven states. >> during the last weeks of the campaign, there will be debates, speeches, and more ads. but if i could sit down with you, in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say -- when i took office we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and...
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a huge damaging factor to romney across the board, but seemingly in places like ohio, florida, and virginia in particular. >> which is not how they thought this was going to play out. you know, the -- hugo, i want to play a new ad from the romney campaign, too many americans the title of it. mitt romney straight to camera no suit jacket, let's take a look. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a good-paying job. >> i think that's a strong ad for mitt romney. the question is why he wasn't playing that two or three months ago. >> it is a good ad and you're right. there's a larger dynamic in ohio that actually is true nationally, too, which is you have some economic improvement, you have -- there's a sort of consumer confidence number that came out, highest since february, the housing market that's starting to actually show real upticks nationally
a huge damaging factor to romney across the board, but seemingly in places like ohio, florida, and virginia in particular. >> which is not how they thought this was going to play out. you know, the -- hugo, i want to play a new ad from the romney campaign, too many americans the title of it. mitt romney straight to camera no suit jacket, let's take a look. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better...